# fxsound2/fxsound-app

FxSound application and DSP source code

Repository: https://github.com/fxsound2/fxsound-app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fxsound-app
Language: C++
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-24T14:38:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 73
- inputs: {"age_days": 1023, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 18.0, "n_releases_24m": 23}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4308, forks 329 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:41.718785+00:00)

## What it is
FxSound is an open-source Windows audio enhancement application with a built-in DSP engine that acts as a digital soundcard, offering equalization, volume boosting, and timbre shaping effects. It is built with the JUCE framework and requires the FxSound virtual audio driver.

## Use cases
- improve laptop speaker sound quality
- boost system volume beyond maximum
- apply equalizer presets to all Windows audio
- enhance bass and timbre of music playback
- process all system audio through a DSP chain

## When to choose
- you want free, open-source audio enhancement on Windows
- you need system-wide EQ and volume boosting
- you want clean audio passthrough with optional effects

## When to avoid
- you are on Linux or macOS
- you only need per-app audio mixing rather than enhancement
- you cannot install the required virtual audio driver

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: audio-processing, gui
- domain: media, windows
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: dsp, equalizer, audio-enhancement, juce, virtual-audio-driver, sound-boost, audio

## Member repositories
- fxsound2/fxsound-app (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.718785+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:21:48.569094+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fxsound2/fxsound-app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:41.718785+00:00, sha 97f58687a792)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.